Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 3.3 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,429
|
$15.56
€14.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,905
|
$8.31
€7.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,454
|
$1.68
€1.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
$1.03
€0.99
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,148
|
$1.77
€1.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,904
|
$6.32
€6.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,129
|
$6.39
€6.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,051
|
$3.86
€3.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,420
|
$3.79
€3.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,796
|
$1.18
€1.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF650
|
$0.84
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$0.92
€0.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,299
|
$1.25
€1.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF650
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF780
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.54
€5.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.87
€41.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,716.67
€25,644.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.31
€19.50
|
pay 6.3 times more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$33.66
€32.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF854,361
|
$862.00
€827.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF215,849
|
$707.00
€678.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$139.26
€133.68
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF312,821
|
$417.93
€401.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,282,141
|
$7,282.83
€6,990.62
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,635
|
$3.45
€3.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,724
|
$3.61
€3.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,162
|
$4.90
€4.70
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$59.44
€57.06
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.85
€10.42
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$81.33
€78.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$46.86
€44.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$112.61
€108.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$107.65
€103.33
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